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El Hefe Negro
Surly Brewing Company
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- From:
- Surly Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Dunkelweizen
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 10.1%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 22, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 15, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
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Reviewed by deebo from Michigan
4.1/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Really tasty dark Hefeweizen. I would like to get some More of this one. Had a nice clove and breast yeast quality with a smooth creamy body with hints of dark roasted malts.
Nov 06, 2015Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
It ain't black, but it's very dark brown, with reddish highlights, nearly impenetrable. Small, but staying cocoa-tinged head atop.
Aroma: bittersweet cocoa notes first, then toffee, caramel, followed quickly by banana and cream, with a little bit of spice on the side. Dark fruits, like dates, are suggested, as well. It's a nice, measured Bavarian dunkel nose, without going over-board. The Surly signature move of dry-hopping probably has something to do with that.
Taste: Banana hits big at first sip, but muffled by modest hop bitterness. Creamy tone in the mouthfeel, very smooth on the palate. All the great hallmarks of a dunkel waxen. Second sip, we're getting the cocoa tones, the chocolate, the dark fruit, the banana, the spices, yeah there's traces of clove, spruce. It's an interesting mix, and it goes down wonderfully. Interesting and wonderful, I like that combo. The sweetness of the malt is kept in check by the hops, but neither side dominates. Despite what it's detractors have said over the years, there's a lot of balance going on the beers of Surly. This one is never too much of anything. Rather, it's a whole lot of right on the money.
Apr 15, 2015Aroma: bittersweet cocoa notes first, then toffee, caramel, followed quickly by banana and cream, with a little bit of spice on the side. Dark fruits, like dates, are suggested, as well. It's a nice, measured Bavarian dunkel nose, without going over-board. The Surly signature move of dry-hopping probably has something to do with that.
Taste: Banana hits big at first sip, but muffled by modest hop bitterness. Creamy tone in the mouthfeel, very smooth on the palate. All the great hallmarks of a dunkel waxen. Second sip, we're getting the cocoa tones, the chocolate, the dark fruit, the banana, the spices, yeah there's traces of clove, spruce. It's an interesting mix, and it goes down wonderfully. Interesting and wonderful, I like that combo. The sweetness of the malt is kept in check by the hops, but neither side dominates. Despite what it's detractors have said over the years, there's a lot of balance going on the beers of Surly. This one is never too much of anything. Rather, it's a whole lot of right on the money.
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I have had this a few times and always enjoy it.
Color is darker than a traditional hefe, which makes sense because of the name.
Flavors of caramel, wheat, chocolate, cloves, and bananas. Basically a hefe meets a brown ale. Some bubblegum flavors as well.
Mouthfeel is creamy and smooth. Medium bodied.
Overall, fun take on the style. I'd easily drink this again.
Apr 04, 2014Color is darker than a traditional hefe, which makes sense because of the name.
Flavors of caramel, wheat, chocolate, cloves, and bananas. Basically a hefe meets a brown ale. Some bubblegum flavors as well.
Mouthfeel is creamy and smooth. Medium bodied.
Overall, fun take on the style. I'd easily drink this again.
Rated by Mdog from Minnesota
4.25/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Had at old BC taproom-no notes. This had a very nice chocolate sweetness to it.
Mar 02, 2014
El Hefe Negro from Surly Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
63 ratings
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